Angular display shelf



Dec; 28, 1937. R HMEYER 2,103,484

ANGULAR DI SPLAY SHELF Fil ed Jan. 23, 1936 INVENTOR 1 /5325 Mam-1e VII/II,

Patented Dec. 28, 1937 UNITED STATES ANGULAR DISPLAY SHELF 7 Pierre H. Meyer, New York, N. Y.

Application January 23,1936, Serial No. 60,392

1 Claim.

This invention relates to display shelves and the supports therefor designed primarily for mounting in connection with a bar, tube or rod, so as to arrange a shelf in an outwardly and downwardly inclined'position with respect to the longitudinal plane of the support to provide an attractive and visible display of merchandise arranged on the shelf; and the object of the invention is to provide a device of the class described involving a support consisting of a mounting end portion and a shelf supporting. end portion arranged angularly with respect to the mounting end portion and including two or more transverse strips which are of sufiicient length to support a relatively long shelf plate, the second named end portion also including angularly extending arms for supporting a bottom shelf,

' strip or article retaining flange which is of a length equal to the length of the shelf strip or plate employed; a further object being to provide means for adjustably mounting the shelf or the support therefor vertically with respect to the mounting rail, tube or channel; a further object being to provide means for coupling the adjacent corner portions of the shelf plate and strip to maintain the same against relative movement and in proper alignment one with respect to the other; and with these and other objects in view, the invention consists in a device of the class described which is'constructed as more fully hereinafter described and claimed. 7

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawingforms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a part of a wall or other shelving, showingone of my improved angular display shelves mounted in connection therewith.

Fig. 2 is a partial section on the line 2-2 of Fig. lon an enlarged scale. 7

Fig. 3 is a side view of an angular display shelf similar to that shown in Fig. 2 but illustrating another type of support therefor.

Fig. 4 is a side view of another type of support which I may employ and illustrating a slight modification in the form of the shelf supporting bracket; and, V a

Fig. 5 is a partial section on the line 5-5 of Fig.4 on an enlarged scale.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have shown for the purpose of illustrating one use of my invention a part of a wall or other shelving in which I 25 will rest flat upon all of said surfaces.

supports therefor.

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represents one of the uprights which serves to divide or partition one shelving section or area I i from the other section or area 92. At I3, I have indicated the top rail of the shelving. With this construction, an elongated mounting strip or channel M is mountedupon the front face I no of the partition ill by screws or other devices arranged in the end portions of the strip l4. One of said screws is indicated at E5 in Fig. 1.

The front face or wall of the strip I4 is provided with vertically spaced, elongated apertures 86, which preferably extend throughout the full length of the strip, the strip being U-shaped or channel-shaped in cross sectional form to provide a space ll'inwardly of the apertured wall of said strip and outwardly of the front face lOa of the partition 59 as may be seen upon a consideration of Fig. 2 of the drawing. At It, I have shown one of my improved shelf supports or brackets which consists of a mounting end portion l9 and 0 an angularly extendingv shelf supporting part 20 which joins the end portion IS with a curved or arc-shaped part 2 I. As will be seen from a consideration of Fig. 1 of the drawing, the parts I 9, 20 and 2! are formed from a single narrow strip of sheet metal. The

part 28 terminates at its free end in an upwardly extending arm 22. Riveted or welded to the part 29 adjacent the end portions thereof are transverse strips 23 and 24 which are arranged 3O beneath the part where they are attached to said part, but the lower extending end portions of said strips are offset upwardly to bring the upper surfaces thereof in the same plane as the upper surface of the part 253 so that a shelf plate Arms 22o similar to the arm 22 are extended from the end portions of the transverse strip 24, the arms 22a forming one end of L-shaped members which are riveted or welded to the ends of the strip 24. The upper surfaces of the attached ends- 22b thereof are arranged flush with the upper surface of the strip 2% so that the shelf plate 25 will rest evenly on all of the exposed upper surfaces of the I The plate 25 may be formed of any desired ma- However, in the construction shown, the same is formed from glass and the upper or inner edge thereof is preferably rounded as indicated at 25a to form a neat and finished appearance At 26', I have shown a shelf strip which forms a bottom stop or support or what might be termed'a bottom flange for the shelf plate 25. This strip is supported upon the upper surfaces of the arms 22, 22a and preferably seats in the lower corner portions of said arms as is indicated at 2! in Fig. 2 of the drawing. In other words, the lower edge 25b of the shelf 25 rests upon the upper surface of the strip 26 as clearly seen in said figure. The outer edge 26a. of the strip 26 is also preferably rounded, especially when this strip is composed of glass as is shown in the accompanying drawing. However, this strip may be formed of any suitable material.

The mounting end portion IQ of the support 58 is provided adjacent the lower end thereof with an offset part 28 adapted to engage one of the apertures 16 in the strip I4 to retain the support against lateral shifting movement. Mounted in the end portion l9 above the offset 28 is a hookshaped supporting bolt 28 which is adapted to be passed through another of the apertures [6 in the strip I4 and is firmly held in position by milled nuts 30 which provide quick attachment and detachment of the support l8 by hand whenever desired in the operation of adjusting the position of the bracket on the strip I l to raise or lower the angular display shelf.

In the construction shown, when glass is employed as the shelf plate 25 and strip 26, these parts are simply placed upon the supports therefor and are not attached to the supports. To maintain the plate and strip against relative movement, I provide in the outer corner portions thereof, L-shaped spring clips 3! which frictionally retain said parts together and also maintain the parts in proper alinement one with respect to the other. However, whenever other material is employed, the separate shelf parts may be permanently united or integrally formed and may, if desired, be attached to the support or bracket. However, the detachable mounting is preferred in order to provide for the changing of the size of the shelf, especially the length thereof to suit the merchandise to be displayed thereon.

At this time, it is well to point out that an angular display shelf device of the kind described or a number of such devices may be arranged upon relatively narrow supports to provide for the angular display of shelves, for example, intermediate and forwardly of conventional shelvings, to produce a neat, attractive and finished appearance. By arranging angular display shelves made according to my invention in different lengths upon a support, a very attractive display of merchandise will be provided. For example, an upper display shelf may be narrower than the next adjacent and lower display shelf. Two or more of the display shelves may be mounted upon a single mounting strip or other member.

In Fig. 3 of the drawing, I have shown a slight modification wherein my improved angular display shelf device is mounted in connection with a standard Ma which is substantially similar to the mounting strip M, with the exception that the standard Ma will preferably be made in the form of a square tube and is mounted upon a base plate 32 to be placed upon a counter, table or other support. With this construction, one or more of my improved angular display shelf units may be mounted in connection with the standard I 4a, only one of such supports being shown, however, in Fig. 3 of the drawing. In said figure, like references will indicate like parts in that the structure of the angular shelf device is identical with that shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing.

In Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawing, I have shown a modification in the support for the shelf plate and strip. In this construction, the support 33 consists simply of a U-shaped frame having a top crosshead 3 3 provided centrally with a semicircular part 35. The ends of the crosshead terminate in angularly extending side members 36, the lower ends of which terminate in angularly extending arms 31, one of which is shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing. These arms are equivalent to the arms 22, 22a or, in other words, form supports for the bottom shelf strip employed. With this construction, the side members 36 of the support 33 are joined substantially centrally thereof by a transverse strip 38 which is riveted or welded to the members 36 and so formed as to dispose the upper surface of the strip 38 in the same plane as the upper surfaces of the members 36 to provide a flat support for the shelf plate. only one of the strips 38 need be provided, and in addition thereto, the shelf support or bracket 33 may be rotatably adjusted on the tube or rod.

Devices such as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawing are designed primarily for use upon counters for visibly displaying merchandise at a point above the counter surface and preferably in arranging these display units at the rear or back portion of a counter so as not to interfere with merchandise placed on display on the upper surface of the counter. In other words, in the form of construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing as well as those shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawing, I provide means for displaying merchandise in what may be termed vacant or unused sections or areas of a counter or shelving display and in such a way as not to materially interfere with the display of other merchandise.

Shelf plates and strips similar to those shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawing are adapted for use on the device shown in Figs. 4 and 5, as well as other plates, strips or shelf members, regardless of the manner of constructing the same. With the several forms of construction shown, I provide a very simple and economical means in the form of an openwork frame upon which shelf plates and strips are arranged for displaying merchandise in an attractive as well as clearly visible manner, the angularity of the shelf operating to support the articles of merchandise in a clearly visible manner.

Having fully described my invention, what I olatim as new and desire to secure by Letters Paten ,1s:

A shelf supporting bracket comprising a unitary metal strip having a vertical arm joined at the upper end thereof through a large radius arc to an outwardly and downwardly extending arm, said vertical arm having dual means for anchoring the bracket to a vertical apertured support, said means comprising a setoff on the lower portion of said arm to engage one of said apertures and an adjustable clamping means on the upper portion of said arm and near said arced portion adapted to engage another of said apertures, and said outwardly extending arm having a perpendicular extension at the lower end thereof to provide for the support of perpendicularly disposed back and front shelf members.

PIERRE H. MEYER.

When narrow supports 33 are employed, 

